They said it: Punishing behavior you want to see in San Jose

“If you want people to come downtown, if you want people to work downtown and live downtown, don’t make it harder and more inaccessible for them.”

— Rachel Warner, an employee at downtown bars Caravan and 7 Bamboo, to San Jose City Council members who considered doubling downtown parking meter rates. The council instead voted to raise parking garage rates. She added: “the best advice I ever got as a parent is don’t punish the behavior that you want to see.”